Patents by Inventor Gregory R. Turk

Gregory R. Turk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10532808
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cueing a helicopter pilot when a flight parameter (such as rotor-induced vibration level, airspeed, bank angle, icing accumulation, etc.) exceeds operational constraints. This is accomplished by reformulating the on-board cockpit active vibration control system to add a pilot cueing aid. When the measured flight parameter becomes excessive, the active vibration control system is temporarily detuned, which reduces the amount of vibration suppression it provides or turns off vibration suppression, causing an increase in airframe vibration levels to cue the pilot to take action (e.g., to fly within operating limits).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Derham, Gregory R. Turk
  • Publication number: 20190127055
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cueing a helicopter pilot when a flight parameter (such as rotor-induced vibration level, airspeed, bank angle, icing accumulation, etc.) exceeds operational constraints. This is accomplished by reformulating the on-board cockpit active vibration control system to add a pilot cueing aid. When the measured flight parameter becomes excessive, the active vibration control system is temporarily detuned, which reduces the amount of vibration suppression it provides or turns off vibration suppression, causing an increase in airframe vibration levels to cue the pilot to take action (e.g., to fly within operating limits).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Derham, Gregory R. Turk
  • Patent number: 10160537
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cueing a helicopter pilot when a flight parameter (such as rotor-induced vibration level, airspeed, bank angle, icing accumulation, etc.) exceeds operational constraints. This is accomplished by reformulating the on-board cockpit active vibration control system to add a pilot cueing aid. When the measured flight parameter becomes excessive, the active vibration control system is temporarily detuned, which reduces the amount of vibration suppression it provides or turns off vibration suppression, causing an increase in airframe vibration levels to cue the pilot to take action (e.g., to fly within operating limits).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Derham, Gregory R. Turk
  • Publication number: 20180257765
    Abstract: Systems and methods for cueing a helicopter pilot when a flight parameter (such as rotor-induced vibration level, airspeed, bank angle, icing accumulation, etc.) exceeds operational constraints. This is accomplished by reformulating the on-board cockpit active vibration control system to add a pilot cueing aid. When the measured flight parameter becomes excessive, the active vibration control system is temporarily detuned, which reduces the amount of vibration suppression it provides or turns off vibration suppression, causing an increase in airframe vibration levels to cue the pilot to take action (e.g., to fly within operating limits).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2017
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: The Boeing Company
    Inventors: Robert C. Derham, Gregory R. Turk